Talking-machine



D DI CARLO.

TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION. FILED MAR- 6, 1920.

Patentd Sept. 21,1920

D. 0| CARLO. TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6. I920.- 1,35, gal; I Patented'Sept. 21, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2- 3 ifmwa miwj" new We DONATO 'DI CARLO, or PHILADELPHIA, IEENNSYLVANIA.

TALKING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. PgrtQnte d' Sept. 21, 1920.

Application filed March 6, 1920. Serial No. 3( i3,888.

To all "whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONATO subject of the King of Italy, (having declared my intentions of becoming a citizen of the United States,) residing at Philadelp'hia, in the county of Philadelphia and Ltate of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in T alking-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

One object of my present invention is to provide a talking machine of the cabinet type including a hole in its lid which will be normally closed by a door and to so construct the parts that the door can be automatically opened by the closing of the lid after the machine has been started and so that the reproduced sounds which are trans mitted within the cabinet will pass out through said hole in such manner as to be distinctly audible.

Another ObJBCt ]S to make the parts of my improved machine of a simple and du-' rable construction. 1

These ob ects, and other advantageous;

endsWhiCh will be described hereinafter, I

attain in the following manner, reference,

being had to the accompanying drawings in which I Figure l is a fragmentary side elevation of a talking machine made in accordance with my invention, shown partly in section, and illustrating the lid raised to permit the starting of the machine, Fig. 2 is a view in sectional elevation showing the lid closed during the operation of the machine and also illustrating how a hole in said lid, normally closed by a door, can be opened to permit the reproduced sound from within the cabinet to pass outwardly therethrough; the door being shown at an incline forwardly to serve as a means for deflecting the sound forwardly,

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing how the apparatus can be adjusted so that the door can be opened to a different degree ofincline from that shown'in Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional elevation showing the position of the parts when the machine is not intended, for use and so that the door will eii'ectively close the hole when the lid is shut,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of certain of the parts of my invention,

Fig: (i is an elevation, partly in section,

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showing certain ofthe parts illustrated in Fig. 5, and 1 Fig. 7 is-a modification showing the dool'". made up of a number of parts or slats instead of being made in one piece as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive. I

" Referring to Figs. 1 to (Sinclusive of the drawings, 8 represents the body portion of "a talking machine cabinet having a platform 9 spaced downwardly from its upper edge 10. vA lidll is hinged -at 12 at its rear edge to the rear of the body portion 8 above the platform 9. A tonearni 13 is positioned-within the body portion and has an upwardly extending part A providing an opening at its top for the outlet of the reproduced sounds. The tone arm 13 at its opposite end has a sound box 15 thereon for engagement with a-record, such as indicated at 16 in Fig. l. The lid 11 is preferably imadehlollow so as to provide a space 17, and this lid at its top 18 has a hole 19 which, when the lid is closed, is directly above and in line with the outlet or top-=- end of the tone arm 13; said outletend of "the tone arm being preferably flared to pro- :vide.an amplilier for the reproduced sounds. A door 20 1s hinged at its rear edge'as shown at 21 to the rear edge surface of the lid which provides the hole 19; said 'door 'being'adapted to close the hole 19 as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. A plate 22 has screw holes 23 therein whereby it can be screwed to the platform- 9, and this plate has an "upright post 24; which adjacent its top has albracket 25 adjustably secured thereto by a set screw 26. The bracket 25 has a slot 27 through which a rod 28- is adapted to freely-slide. The upper end of this rod is pivotally connected at 29 to the inner surface of the door 20. The lower end of the rod 28 is preferably provided with a terminal piece 30 which is of greater diameter than the width of the slot 27 so that when the lid is raised the rod 28 .will not pull out of the'fslot 27. It will be understood that 'any suitable means not illustrated can be provided for holding the lid ll in its open surrounds the. portion '31 of; the post 24 above the member 33 and serves as a spacer between the member 33 and the bracket 25 to prevent thein'ember 33 from moving upwardly and the bracket 25 from moving downwardly. The member 33 has two extensions in the form of arms 35 and 36. The

arm .36 is arranged at a lower level than the arm 35 due'to the bending oftheportion 37 ot the arm as-clearly shown. 1n Fi 5. o I

. With this construction it is obvious that the member 33 can be turned on the portion 31 of-the post 24 as a pivot so that-either 4 no one of the arms of the arms. 35 or 36 can-'be positionedbelow the lower and of the rod 28 or ifdesired-the memb 35' 01*36 is under the lower end'of the rod. 28; such position. being shown in-Fig; 4. The member 33 has a depending pin38 and thepost 24 has a pin or lug 39 serving as a.stop. With this construction when the arm 36 is swung into -a position below the lower end oftherod 28, the pin' 38 will strikethe stop '39 and limit said swinging movement with the arm 36 in said position. With the above constructi'on when it is desired to play the machine,

the lid is raised into the position shown in Fig. 1 and either of the arms/35 or 36 is swung into a position directly below the slot 37 in the bracket 25; The machine'is then started and the lid lljiS closed. During the closing movement of the lid 11., the lower end'of the rod 28 will engage the arm which has been swu g thereunder and stop the downward movement f the rod 28 be fore the lid 11 is entirely closed. A continned closing movement ot the lid 11 will cause the hole 19'to1 be uncovered bythe door 20 since the door cannot continue in the path of closing movement of'the lid 11 but will merely swing on its hinge 21 and when the lid is entirely closed, as shown in F igs..

2 and 3, the door 20 will be opened so that any sounds passing outwardly through the end 14. of the tone arm 13 will pass outwardly through the hole 19 and will be deflected forwardly by the inclined position of the door 20. o

Byhaving the arms 35 and 36 at different levels .it will be noted that the door 20 can he opened to different extents, for example when the end of the rod 28 engages the r upper arm the door will be opened a grea er amount than when. the arm 36 is in position under thc rod 38; these two different positions being respectively illustrated in 2 and 3.

In Fig. 7 I have illustrated a form in which the door 90 is made up of a number of slats 40 having their opposite ends pivotally mounted in opposite sides of the hole 19 and these slats 1-0 are connected by a bar 41 with a link 4.2 and bell crank lever 33 can; be swung so that- 43.. The bell crank lever 43 is pivotally comi'eoted to a bearing 44 secured to the inner surface of the'lid 11. In this form of my invention the bell crank lever 43 is-pivotally connected to the upper end of the rod 28. In all other respects the construction is similar to that described in connection with ,Figs-l to 6 inclusive and it will be noted that the stopping action of the rod 28 during the closing movement of. the lid will effect the.opening of the hole 19 by the turning movement of the slats 40.. In this manner a distinctly audible talking machine is provided Without requiring any large and bulky amplifying means, which are usually pro- .vided in, the fro'ntof talking machine cabinets and which require large and separate doors or other means for closing the same and the space usually taken up by this latter mentioned amplifying means and opening can be used for storage purposes desired. In addition to this a comparati iy simple structure is provided which can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost and which in practical use has been found to give exceptionally good results. WVhile I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my inven-" tion maybe changed without departing from .the spirit thereof and hence I do not limit myself to the'precise construction set during the closing movement of said lid for opening said door; scribed.

2. A. talking machine including a cabinet having a movably connected lid rovided with a hole; means within the ca inetfor directing the reproduced sounds outwardly through said. hole; a door for closing said hole; a member connected to said, door; and means for abutment with said latter member during the closing movement of said lid substantially as dewhereby the door will be prevented from following the movement of said lid and will thereby effect the opening of said hole; substantially as described.

3.- A talking machine including a' cabinet having a movably connected lid provided with a hole; means within the cabinet for directing the rejn'oduced sounds outwardly through said hole; a door for closing said aeaaaat hole; a post; a rod pivotallyconnected tosaid door; and a member including an arm pivotally mounted on said post and movable into a position so that said rod during the closing movement of the lid will abut said arm and thereby prevent the door from following the closing movement of the lid and effect the opening of said hole; substantially as described.

4. A talking machine including a cabinet having a movably connected lid provided with a hole; means within the cabinet for directing the reproduced sounds outwardly through said hole; a door for closing said hole; a rod pivotally connected to said door; and means including portions arranged at different levels and capable of being swung into abutting position with said rod for limiting its downward movement whereby the door will be opened during the closing movement of said lid; substantially as described In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

DONATO DI CARLO. Witnesses:

RALPH DE LUCIA, CHAS. C. Points. 

